Matumbi | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:DennisBovell1978.jpg) Matumbi performing in Cardiff, 1978 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Years active | 1971–1982 |
| Labels | Trojan Harvest EMI |
| Past members | Tex Dixon Euton Jones Dennis Bovell Errol Pottinger Eaton "Jah" Blake Bevin Fagan Nicholas Bailey Webster "Webby J" Johnson Glaister Fagan Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson |
Matumbi were one of the top British reggae bands of the 1970s and early 1980s, and are best known as the first successful band of guitarist and record producer Dennis Bovell. The group wrote and performed the opening theme song to Empire Road, a British television series made by the BBC in 1978 and running until 1979. The popularity of the song led to it being released as a single in 1978.